Program Competencies

Bay Path University Physician Assistant Program - Program Competencies

1. Demonstrate the biomedical knowledge required to care for patients seeking services for preventive, emergent, acute, and chronic healthcare during any stage in a patient’s lifespan.
2. Demonstrate an ability to elicit an appropriate and essential medical history from any patient, as based upon presenting complaint, co-morbid conditions, age, gender, race and socio-economic position.
3. Demonstrate the psychomotor skills necessary to complete a full or problem focused physical examination, as may be required in preventive, emergent, acute, or chronic care settings.
4. Demonstrate the ability to gather and analyze patient care data effectively, leading to the development of differential diagnoses and effective clinical decision-making.
5. Demonstrate the ability to develop appropriate and complete diagnostic evaluations.
6. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to develop treatment management plans for patients seeking care in preventive, emergent, acute, and chronic care settings.
7. Demonstrate communication skills that support the delivery of sound patient education to diverse populations in such a manner that facilitates patient understanding.
8. Possess the skills necessary to develop and maintain medical records that will support inter-professional communication and minimize errors in care delivery.
9. Provide clinical procedures and testing in a safe and competent manner, as may be required in preventive, emergent, acute, and chronic care settings.
10. Apply evidenced based medicine concepts in an effort to improve patient outcomes and patient understanding of the care that they receive.
11. Adhere to the “Guidelines for Ethical Conduct for the Physician Assistant Profession,” established by the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
12. Recognize the impact of environment and structural disparities on health.
13. Recognize their limits and work with other health professionals to provide care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective and equitable.